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of 2012 asked president obama to replace ed dimarco. gerri: i have to talk about this idea of getting rid of mortgage deduction, right now it is being discussed for people with very bis mortgages or second homes, a lot of wealthy people who they say are okay with that, i look at the confluence of the story, mel watt on one hand saying we have to get more loans to people who may not be able to afford them. that is what we learned in the financial crisis. and let's take the deduct away from people who make the mortgage does that make sense to you? >> it does not, it is typical of convoluted way that washington thinks about issue, the issue is tax reform, if you do tox reform and lower rates mortgage interest deduct has to be on the table. i've been fascinated by proposal back that simon bowles commission said if we eliminated all of these deducts you could get tax rate to 8, 13 and 23%, much more simplified tax system, if you add them back it is hard to know where to stop. gerri: problem with that thinking is that house market has been in
of 2012 asked president obama to replace ed dimarco. gerri: i have to talk about this idea of getting rid of mortgage deduction, right now it is being discussed for people with very bis mortgages or second homes, a lot of wealthy people who they say are okay with that, i look at the confluence of the story, mel watt on one hand saying we have to get more loans to people who may not be able to afford them. that is what we learned in the financial crisis. and let's take the deduct away from...
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i want to go through the female house members on the armed services committee. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span. when can we expect these militant feminists like obama or any of these feminists in the senate to demand that all the women at west point meet the identical standards that the men are required to meet. the standards for the women are substantially lower. if the women were required to meet the same standards, the majority of the women at west point would be expelled immediately for failure to meet that standard. i would expect all those militant tamil -- militant feminists in the senate to demand that they meet the same standards. that as do know part of a conversation of allowing women to be in combat, they have to meet the same physical standards as men do. is for everyone's safety. so women would be able to carry out the same physical tasks. whether or not that leads to a larger percentage of women, regardless of gender, it's very difficult to meet the kind of standards required for our military. i don't know that there's a higher percentage of women th
i want to go through the female house members on the armed services committee. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span. when can we expect these militant feminists like obama or any of these feminists in the senate to demand that all the women at west point meet the identical standards that the men are required to meet. the standards for the women are substantially lower. if the women were required to meet the same standards, the majority of the women at west point would be expelled immediately...
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president obama at the white house yesterday. i was there when he introduced his nominee to be the next secretary of labor tom perez. good guy good man, he'll do a great job as secretary of labor. today the president is celebrating a sort of a delayed st. patrick's day with a big lunch celebrating the patron of ireland at the united states capitol and a big reception tonight at the white house and then the president leaves for that trip to the middle east. we have lots to talk about this morning, and lots you're going to want to talk about right here on current tv. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would
president obama at the white house yesterday. i was there when he introduced his nominee to be the next secretary of labor tom perez. good guy good man, he'll do a great job as secretary of labor. today the president is celebrating a sort of a delayed st. patrick's day with a big lunch celebrating the patron of ireland at the united states capitol and a big reception tonight at the white house and then the president leaves for that trip to the middle east. we have lots to talk about this...
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obama's 10-year security agreement to keep our troops in afghanistan until 2024, 10 more years after 2014, 2024. it makes absolutely no sense. we are financially broke as a nation. i'm currently in the process of finding out how exactly how much money is going to cost the american taxpayer to keep our troops in this corrupt country for another decade past 2014. whether the cost is $1 or $1 trillion is too much. congresswoman rossa delauro and i introduced h.r. 125, congressional oversight of afghanistan agreement act of 2013, to make sure that the president does not bypass congress as he continues to do but give us a chance to debate any security agreement that will keep our troops in afghanistan past 2014. mr. speaker, it is our job as representatives to make sure the voices of the american people is being heard and it's only fair we have a debate in congress on how our country's future involvement with afghanistan, how long it will continue. mr. speaker, as always, i always bring down a poster that shows the cost of war. in this case you can see these marines, mr. speaker, carrying
obama's 10-year security agreement to keep our troops in afghanistan until 2024, 10 more years after 2014, 2024. it makes absolutely no sense. we are financially broke as a nation. i'm currently in the process of finding out how exactly how much money is going to cost the american taxpayer to keep our troops in this corrupt country for another decade past 2014. whether the cost is $1 or $1 trillion is too much. congresswoman rossa delauro and i introduced h.r. 125, congressional oversight of...
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he's on on the job, but presidet obama still knows how to kick back. this official white house photo. what were they talking about? this is late february. i guess two weeks ago. what could have been so funny? might have been getting warmed up to meeting chairman ryan and in the awful office for lunch? >> steve: what a coincidence. joining us via satellite from our nation's capitol is the house budget committee chairman, congressman paul ryan of the great state of wisconsin. congressman, good morning to you. >> good morning, steve, brian, and anna, nice to be with you. >> steve: it's great to have you. so you're going to kick off today. patty murray, the senator from great state of washington, has sent over the democrats' proposal. i understand later today you're going to officially start working on the budget and you're also going to consider five alternative budgets as well. what's interesting is there is one out there by the republican study committee that actually balances the budget in four years rather than ten years like yours does. do you like t
he's on on the job, but presidet obama still knows how to kick back. this official white house photo. what were they talking about? this is late february. i guess two weeks ago. what could have been so funny? might have been getting warmed up to meeting chairman ryan and in the awful office for lunch? >> steve: what a coincidence. joining us via satellite from our nation's capitol is the house budget committee chairman, congressman paul ryan of the great state of wisconsin. congressman,...